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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India attracted US$ 6.24 billion total FDI inflow during April, 2021;
Total FDI inflows are 38% higher as compared to April, 2020;
60% increase in FDI Equity inflows amounting to US$ 4.44 billion;
FDI Inflows are an endorsement of India’s status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors
Measures taken by the Government on the fronts of Foreign Direct Investment  policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business have resulted in increased FDI inflows into the country. The following trends in India’s Foreign Direct Investment are an endorsement of its status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors:
- India has attracted total FDI inflow of US$ 6.24 billion during April, 2021and it is 38% higher as compared toApril, 2020 .
- During April, 2021FDI Equity inflows amountingto US$ 4.44 billion were reported in the country which is an increase of 60% over the FDI Equity inflow of April, 2020 .
- During April, 2021,Mauritius is the top investing country with 24% of the FDI Equity inflows, followed by Singapore  and Japan .
- ‘Computer Software & Hardware’ has emerged as the top sector during April, 2021 with around 24%share of the total FDI Equity inflow followed by Services Sector  and Education Sector  respectively.
- Karnataka is the top recipient state during April, 2021 with 31% share of the total FDI Equity inflows, followed by Maharashtra  and Delhi .
President's Secretariat
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM SOUTH SUDAN CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
A Parliamentary Delegation from South Sudan, led by the Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly, H.E. Ms Jemma Nunu Kumba called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Welcoming the delegation to India, the President said that India and South Sudan enjoy cordial and friendly relations. She said that India is proud to be a major troop contributor to the UN Peacekeeping Missions in South Sudan. She added that apart from Peace Missions, Indian soldiers are playing an important humanitarian role, and contributing to furthering relations between the two countries.
The President said that India is determined to be a reliable development partner for South Sudan. She expressed confidence that the youth of South Sudan would take advantage of the training and capacity building opportunities provided by India's ITEC and ICCR scholarship programmes.
The President said that South Sudan can benefit from India’s experiences in parliamentary democracy in its ongoing political process, including the drafting of a new Constitution. She further said that India would extend its full support to South Sudan in this process.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Management strategies crucial to sustain StartUps; J&K being hailed as the torch bearer of Agri-tech start-up movement in India: Dr. Jitendra Singh
The greatest sustainability of Start-ups lies with the management students like those who are graduating today, says Dr. Jitendra Singh
Old education policy created educated unemployed youth in the country, made youth the prisoners of aspiration but NEP 2020 under PM Narendra Modi will make up for several anomalies of the old education policy: Dr. Jitendra Singh
This is the era of innovations, era of ideas under PM Narendra Modi: Dr. Jitendra Singh
India is leading the Start-up Ecosystem in the world with more than one lakh start-ups & more than 100 unicorns today: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Addressing the Annual Convocation of Indian Institute of Management  Jammu here today, Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, management strategies are crucial to sustain StartUps and added that Jammu & Kashmir, being the birthplace of Aroma Mission , is being hailed as the torch bearer of Agri-tech StartUp movement in India and the value addition to India's economy in the years to come will be done by the unexplored Himalayan resources in the North and unexplored ocean resources in the South.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, this is the age of innovations, age of ideas. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is providing every kind of technical as well as financial support for ideas and innovations to grow and sustain.
The Minister said, India is leading the Start-up Ecosystem in the world with more than one lakh start-ups & more than 100 unicorns today, what’s is desperately required is the change of government job mind-set and parents can play a pivotal role in it.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the greatest sustainability of Start-ups lies with the management scholars like the ones graduating today from IIM Jammu who can contribute to the Start-up revolution that is progressing in India.
Describing the National Education Policy is the cornerstone of education in India, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the students today are the beneficiaries of National Education Policy 2020 which ensures universal access at all levels of schooling and should have been done long before.
Dr. Jitendra Singh further said, the old education policy made educated unemployed youth in the country but NEP 2020 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make up for several anomalies of the past.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the era of working in silos is over and there is a need for greater integration among the institutions. The youth of 2023 will define India @2047 who are blessed both with the challenges and opportunities and who can contribute in making India @ 2047 leaving behind the best economies in the world.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Jal Shakti Minister calls on Vice President
Presents a copy of report on measures to achieve water security
The Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today called on the Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu and presented a copy of the report on the measures taken by his Ministry to achieve water security.
Shri Shekhawat also briefed the Vice President on the progress of various initiatives of the Ministry, especially related to piped water supply.
The Minister assured the Vice President that the Centre was supporting the State Governments to take up functional tap connections in the villages across the length and breadth of the country.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti is providing 90 per cent funds to Himalayan and north-eastern States and 50 per cent funds to other states to take up rural drinking water supply projects.
Apart from regular budgetary allocation, the Ministry plans to utilise 15th Finance Commission grants to rural bodies for providing drinking water to the rural households.
When the Vice President enquired with the Minister about providing piped drinking water to all the households in Udayagiri Assembly Constituency in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, the Minister assured that the Central Government, in accordance with the policy, will be willing to provide the necessary funds once State Government forwards proposals related to the same.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
To ensure security of crude supplies and to mitigate the risk of dependence on crude from single region, Oil Public Sector Undertakings already procure crude from countries in various geographical locations
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the to ensure security of crude supplies and to mitigate the risk of dependence on crude from single region, Oil Public Sector Undertakings  already procure crude from countries in various geographical locations viz. Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, etc..
During Financial Year  2019-20, before Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries  imposed a cut, import of crude oil by Oil PSUs from Middle East Countries was 69.02%  out of total import of 128.8 MMT) but during FY 2020-21, import of crude oil from Middle East reduced to 63.49% . This reduction in import of crude from Middle East is mainly on account of crude oil production cut by OPEC since May, 2020, as countries which are members of OPEC, produce and export crude oil to buyer countries as per their agreed modified quota of OPEC plus. However, OPEC started increasing the production of crude oil in phased manner and during FY 2021-22, crude oil import from Middle East Countries increased to 69.49% .
Oil PSUs are also sourcing crude oil from Guyana, USA and Russia based on techno-economic evaluation.
Ministry of Finance
FM: Officers should use their academic knowledge to find innovative ideas for today’s India accounting for the diversities in human, geographical and local aspects
The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that the officers should use their academic knowledge to find innovative ideas for today’s India accounting for the diversities in human, geographical and local aspects. She emphasized that economic models may not be limited to numbers but should incorporate the unpredictability of human behaviour. The Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman was addressing the Probationers and Officer-trainees of Indian Economic Service  when they called on her in her Office in North Block in New Delhi today. The Minister encouraged the probationers to be not restricted to the micro terms of reference of their project at hand but keep a bird’s eye view to have a broad based outlook on the economy. She urged them to keep themselves updated with current domestic and global economic trends so that they can act as credible data source points for the Government at all levels of their careers.
Earlier, a Group of 15 Officers from 2017 Batch and 12 Officer-trainees of 2018 Batch of the Indian Economic Service  called on the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and the Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur today at North Block in New Delhi. The Officers were accompanied by Chief Economic Adviser , Dr. Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian and Adviser, IES Cadre Sh. Arun Kumar Jha among others.
Earlier, addressing the probationers and Officer-trainees, the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Anurag Thakur said that the Group of young economists who have recently joined the Government would become a part of the in-house specialist cadre of economists. The IES carry out in-depth research and analysis, provide specialist inputs on various macro issues and sector specific diverse economic issues. He said that IES officers should provide fresh ideas and suggestions which can be of great use to the Government.
Ministry of Defence
ENTRIES INVITED FOR INDIAN ARMY'S ONLINE SLOGAN COMPETITION FOR SWARNIM VIJAY VARSH CELEBRATIONS
To commemorate 50 years of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations are being organised across the country. As part of the celebrations, the Indian Army is organising several events to showcase and highlight its contributions. Four Vijay Mashaals have already been sent in the four cardinal directions and will be handed over from one formation to the other.
The Indian Army is also organising an online slogan writing competition from 01 April to 31 May 2021 as part of the ongoing Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations. The competition is open to all citizens of India and entries can be sent to swarnimvijayvarsh.adgpi[at]gmail[dot]com. Details of the competition are available on Indian Army's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter handles.
Selected slogans will be used by the official media handles of the Indian Army and due credit along with cash prizes will be given to the winning entries. The slogan competition will be followed by more events and competitions, details of which will be intimated subsequently through print and social media. This competition is part of the Army's efforts to forge a closer bond with its fellow citizens and highlight the contributions of the Indian Armed Forces in the Indo-Pak war of 1971 which led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Sugar Industries
Keeping in view the interest of sugarcane farmers, the Central Government has replaced the concept of Statutory Minimum Price  of sugarcane with that of Fair and Remunerative Price  under which upfront margin for profit and risks is assured to farmers. Since, sugar season 2009-10, the Central Government is fixing FRP of sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices  after consultation with the all stake holders. Besides, various policy interventions are undertaken by the Government from time to time to facilitate timely payment of cane price dues of farmers. Depressed sugar prices due to excess sugar production, has adversely affected the liquidity position of the sugar mills resulting in accumulation of cane price arrears of farmers. With a view to improve the liquidity position of sugar mills enabling them to clear cane price arrears of farmers, the Government has taken the following policy intervention/measures in the recent past:
- Fixed minimum selling price of sugar at Rs.29/kg for sale at factory gate in domestic market, which has been enhanced to Rs. 31/kg for sugar season 2018-19.
- Created buffer stock of 30LMT for one year w.e.f. 01.07.2018 envisaging reimbursement of carrying cost by the Government.
- Extended Assistance to sugar mills to offset the cost of cane @Rs.5.50/quintal and @ Rs.13.88/quintal of cane crushed for sugar season 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively;
- Extended Assistance to sugar mills for defraying expenditure towards internal transport, freight, handling and other charges to facilitate export of sugar from the country in sugar season 2018-19.
- Remunerative prices have been fixed separately for ethanol produced from C-heavy, B-Heavy and cane juice for supply under Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme.
- Extended financial assistance through banks to molasses based stand alone distilleries and also to distilleries attached with sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity.
- Extended soft loans to sugar mills through banks envisaging interest subvention by Government @ 7%.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
STATE-LEVEL PAINTING COMPETITION ON ENERGY CONSERVATION-2022 ORGANIZED BY POWERGRID
As a part of the National Campaign on Energy Conservation, the Ministry of Power, in co-operation with Bureau of Energy Efficiency [BEE] and other CPSUs, have organized a Painting Competition in two Categories i.e Category-A for st", 6" & 7h Students and Category-B for 8t, 9th & 10h Students through Schools as well a5 to the students who have registered directly. The objective of conducting painting competition for the School Students of these classes is that, once the students of this age participate, automatically their family members as well as teachers will also be involved for the better performance of the child. While doing so, slowly the awareness of Energy Conservation would be inculcated by one and all. In the first phase, out of the paintings submitted online throughout the State, the best 55 paintings have been selected in each category to participate in the State Level Painting Competition Among these entries, the 55 best paintings from each category were selected by an Expert Committee, comprising renowned persons in the field of Arts Drawing and Officials from Education Department, and participants were called for participating in the State Level Painting Competition on Energy Conservation at Chennai. The State Level Painting Competitions were conducted at "Vivekananda Auditorium", Anna University, Guindy Chennai in the forenoon on 14.11.2022 There was an exemplary response from the participants and their parents & guardians.
Thiru R Velraj, Vice Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai presided over the Valedictory function as a SPECIAL GUEST and gave away the cash prize to the winners of this State Level Painting Competition on Energy Conservation. The prize money for both the categories is as follows:
First Prize: Rs.50,000/-, Second Prize: Rs.30,000/- Third Prize Rs.20,000/-
10 Consolation Prizes: Rs.7,500/- each
Category-A
1st Prize U Shriharini, Amrita Vidyalayam, Coimbatore
2nd Prize Neha P, Adwaith Thought Academy, Coimbatore
3rd Prize SV Shri Hanu, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dharmapuri
Category-B
1st Prize G.C.Mugesh, Senthil Public School, Salem
2nd Prize D Neya, Montfort Mat Hr Sec School, Chennai
3rd Prize PRHarsha Varthan, DAV Sr. Sec Sehool, Chennai
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Ministry of Home Affairs
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies .
Ministry of Home Affairs operationalized the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on 30th August 2019 to provide a centralized mechanism to the citizens for online reporting of all types of cyber crime incidents, with a special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Incidents reported on this portal, their conversion into FIRs and subsequent action thereon are handled by the State/UT law enforcement agency concerned as per the provisions of the law. As per the data maintained, since its inception 317439 cyber crime incidents and 5771 FIRs have been registered upto 28.02.2021 in the country which inter-alia includes, 21562 cyber crime incidents and 87 FIRs registered in Karnataka, and 50806 cyber crime incidents and 534 FIRs registered in Maharashtra.
The MHA holds regular interactions with the State/UTs and advises them to expedite the disposal of cyber crime incidents reported with special emphasis on disposal of incidents pertaining to women and children.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G.Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Boost to Rail Connectivity in Uttar Pradesh
Cabinet approvesconstruction of 81.17 KmNew Railway Line between Sahjanwa and Dohrighat
New line for Dohrighat-Sahjanwa will complete the missing link and will provide an alternate route avoiding Gorakhpur
The project will also generate direct employment during construction for about 19.48 lakh mandays
The total estimated cost of this project is Rs. 1319.75crore &will be will be completed by 2023-24
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to construct a new railway line between Sahjanwa and Dohrighat  with an estimated cost of Rs. 1319.75crore.The project will be completed by 2023-24 and will be executed by Construction Organization of North Eastern Railway.
The project area is densely populated, economically backward and is deficient in road transport facilities. The proposed project will provide rail facility to the people of the area falling under the project line and will help in growth of small-scale industries in the area. This project will also generate direct employment during construction for about 19.48 lakh mandays.
Alignment from Sahjanwa to Dohrighat lies mostly in Gorakhpur district and very small area in Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.Indara-Dohrighat gauge conversion has already been sanctioned and this approval for new line for Dohrighat- Sahjanwa will complete the missing link and provide an alternate route avoiding Gorakhpur.
After completion of this connectivity, alternate route connecting Chhapra to Lucknow avoiding congestion at Gorakhpur will be available. Hence, this project is needed for better socio-economic development of the hinterland of this backward area with the help of rail transport.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju presents medals to winners of Shooting World Cup, says many medal contenders in the contingent going for Olympics
The ISSF Shooting World Cup had a special guest today as Union Sports Minister Shri KirenRijiju was present at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range for the Women’s 25m Pistol final. He presented medals to the winners which had an Indian clean sweep with Chinki Yadav winning gold, RahiSarnobat winning silver and Manu Bhaker winning bronze.
Earlier in the day, youngster AishwaryPratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position event. With their performances today, India maintains their position at the top of the medal tally with 9 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze.
Shri Rijiju complimented the shooters for the performances at this World Cup, which is one of the first major global competitions to be held after the coronavirus lockdown, saying, “The overall performance in this World Cup has been phenomenal for India. We had great expectations from our shooters because we have extended all possible help throughout this pandemic period. Even during the pandemic, we ensured that the facilities and equipment are constantly provided to the shooters and all the sportspersons in India.”
The Sports Minister also spoke on the growth of shooting and how India has been performing consistently in a multitude of events in the last few years, “It’s been a long journey for the Indian shooting team, just a few years ago, we were in contention for just a few of the events, suddenly India has become a dominant force. So it’s been an incredible journey. The kind of facilities that are coming up across the country, the kind of enthusiasm and interest that is being seen in the country among the players and the government’s efforts to supplement with all possible support, this is a combination of everything.”
Shri Rijiju has high expectations from Shooting at the Olympics and believes there are many medal contenders in the team, “I have great expectation from the shooting team, we are going to be sending the largest contingent to the Olympics. A few days ago we had people from athletics qualify and in the coming events we will have more people qualify, so we have already surpassed the previous record of competitors sent for the Olympics. In Shooting, we will have the maximum number of athletes in medal contention and a very big team.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates shooter Avani Lekhara for winning Bronze medal at Paralympics Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated shooter Avani Lekhara for winning the Bronze Medal at the Paralympics Games in Tokyo.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"More glory at the Tokyo #Paralympics. Elated by the stupendous performance of @AvaniLekhara. Congratulations to her on bringing home the Bronze medal. Wishing her the very best for her future endeavours. #Praise4Para"